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BioCarbon is Transforming Steelmaking: The Role of Biochar in Decarbonising Steel

Global Growth Program cohort company BioCarbon explains how their biochar production will revolutionise the steel industry
Companies

A sustainable tomorrow starts today

Terran Industries is supporting the world's the intentional, permanent green transition
Companies

Innovating for Impact: Avani's Role in Reshaping the Built Environment

Avani, a member of our Global Growth Program Cohort 2, enables the built environment to decarbonise and save resources, to help save the planet.
Events

Bonjour Paris! Australian Climate Tech in the EU

Climate Salad and 12 Australian Climate Tech Companies showcased their solutions to the EU during an international trade mission to Paris
Companies

Kite Magnetics and Swinburne AIR Hub Unveil Ultra-High Efficiency Propeller for Electric Aircraft

Kite Magnetics, in collaboration with Swinburne University of Technology’s Aerostructures Innovation Research (AIR) Hub, has developed an ultra-high-efficiency propeller designed specifically for electric aircraft, promising significantly enhanced flight performance. The high-efficiency, low-noise propeller is a result of advanced computer simulations that will lead to improved propeller efficiency of up to 92%.
Industry

Australian Women in Climate Tech? Count Her In.

Regardless of next year’s International Women’s Day theme, we know that this message will need to be repeated.
Events

Aussie Climate Tech in San Francisco

14 climate tech companies went to Verge in SF for a San Francisco Trade Mission alongside Climate Salad and the Queensland Government

News

Report: Climate tech is hitting peak maturity

Climate tech has seen the biggest gain since its last run-up and subsequent bust in the early 2000s, according to a new report Silicon Valley Bank provided exclusively to Axios

May 4, 2022
Found by:
Olivia Utharntharm
This Earth Month, Day One Ventures Commits 20% of Current Fund to Climate Tech Companies

Day One Ventures' goal is to deploy 20% of its current fund over the course of the next 12 months into early-stage companies focused on solving the climate crisis.

May 4, 2022
Found by:
Olivia Utharntharm
The world’s wetlands are slipping away. This vibrant sanctuary underscores the stakes.

It’s been 50 years since an international treaty to protect wetlands was created but, around the world, wetlands are still disappearing three times faster than forests.

May 4, 2022
Found by:
Olivia Utharntharm
The Great Carbon Opportunity — Part 1: pricing and measuring climate and environment

It has been our long held thesis that we are in the early stages of a decade long shift where ‘externalities’ are priced into financial and corporate decision making. The rapid development of the carbon and climate markets are the next exciting evolution of this theme.

May 4, 2022
Found by:
Olivia Utharntharm
President Biden Signs Executive Order to Strengthen America’s Forests, Boost Wildfire Resilience, and Combat Global Deforestation

Today, on Earth Day, President Biden will sign an Executive Order to expand his Administration’s historic and bold efforts to tackle the climate crisis, make our nation more resilient to extreme weather, and strengthen local economies.

May 4, 2022
Found by:
Olivia Utharntharm
LEAFT FOODS YIELDS PROTEIN FROM THE WORLD'S MOST ABUNDANT SOURCE: LEAVES

Leaft Foods is enabling the extraction of protein from the most abundant commodity of any plant - its leaves. On the back of this breakthrough, the company has raised a Series A round of $15M

May 4, 2022
Found by:
Olivia Utharntharm
Environmental impact statement released for Sun Cable's $30 billion solar energy project

Plans to build a massive solar energy project would result in significant reductions in greenhouse gas emissions in northern Australia

May 4, 2022
Found by:
Olivia Utharntharm
Climate change will transform how we live, but these tech and policy experts see reason for optimism

It’s easy to feel pessimistic when scientists around the world are warning that climate change has advanced so far, it’s now inevitable that societies will either transform themselves or be transformed. But as two of the authors of a recent international climate report, we also see reason for optimism.

May 4, 2022
Found by:
Olivia Utharntharm
Colossal grabs $60 million Series A for moonshot mammoth project

Colossal, the company known for its mission to resurrect a woolly mammoth (or at least, an elephant with some very mammoth-like traits), is back with $60 million in Series A funding. But despite the fanfare and cash, there’s not a ton of scientific progress to report.

May 4, 2022
Found by:
Olivia Utharntharm
LinkedIn Top Green Voices: The 15 creators to follow in Australia and New Zealand

The inaugural LinkedIn Top Green Voices highlights 15 thought leaders in Australia and New Zealand who are posting insightful content and shaping conversations around sustainability, climate change and protecting the environment.

April 19, 2022
Found by:
Olivia Utharntharm
Ripe Robotics and Designerex pitch at the Climate Tech Showcase

At Climate Salad’s Melbourne Climate Tech Showcase, 20 founders delivered their one-minute elevator pitch to members of the innovation ecosystem.

April 19, 2022
Found by:
Olivia Utharntharm
Inside the new $100 million women-led climate tech fund

Voyager Ventures last week announced a $100 million fund focused on early-stage climate tech companies. The size alone is impressive for an inaugural fund, and its backing includes many big names in tech and investing.

April 19, 2022
Found by:
Olivia Utharntharm
Seed banks: the last line of defense against a threatening global food crisis

As climate breakdown and worldwide conflict continue to place the food system at risk, seed banks from the Arctic to Lebanon try to safeguard biodiversity

April 19, 2022
Found by:
Olivia Utharntharm
BBC Follow the Food

Follow the Food examines the biggest challenges facing the world food system, from climate change to malnutrition, and looks at some of the solutions to overcome them.

April 19, 2022
Found by:
Olivia Utharntharm
How ‘choice architecture’ can help fight climate change

There is a solution to reducing carbon emissions that gets less attention than solar panels or electric cars: “choice architecture,” or behavioral design, that can help influence consumers to make better decisions for the climate.

April 19, 2022
Found by:
Olivia Utharntharm
10 Women Scientists Leading the Fight Against the Climate Crisis

Climate change is an issue that affects everyone on the planet but women and girls are the ones suffering its effects the most. Why? Because women and girls have less access to quality education and later, job opportunities.

April 19, 2022
Found by:
Olivia Utharntharm
Can Technology Save Us From Climate Catastrophe?

As the dangers of climate change become increasingly apparent and documented by scientists, one proposed strategy for avoiding disaster is generating increasing public support: invest heavily in technological innovation.

April 19, 2022
Found by:
Olivia Utharntharm
Emerging tech can help counter the effects of climate change

University of Sydney scientists discuss how emerging technologies in the food, transport and energy sectors have great potential to address the climate challenge.

April 19, 2022
Found by:
Olivia Utharntharm
McKinsey launches new climate technology effort to accelerate decarbonization

Today, we’re pleased to announce the launch of the McKinsey Platform for Climate Technologies (MPCT) to help clients identify, develop, deploy, and scale technologies for transforming carbon intensive products, services, and systems.

April 19, 2022
Found by:
Olivia Utharntharm